There was a great turnout from the Kobras for the Grove Menzieshill indoor tournament in Dundee this weekend. Two teams at U10 and two at U12 had a great time, clocking up some notable wins and having the usual hard time against JHA. Conditions were tricky for photography, so the pictures are mostly poor, but … Read more
A few pictures of last weekend’s Burns Supper have come my way, and I have to say, doesn’t everyone polish up nicely? If anyone else have photos they’d like to share, do send them along.
At the end of last week, Scottish Hockey announced its under-16s girls squads and there are many familiar names on the roll of honour. There is one current Kobra, in the shape of Lucy Smith, and no fewer than five former members: Georgia Smith, Olivia Mears, Erin Stevens, Jenny Walls and Susie Green. Congratulations to … Read more
This weekend saw the first outing for the ladies under the new sponsorship deal with Clark Thomson. Gee’d up with the newly printed strips, the L2s delivered a seven-one victory over Dundee Uni 4s. We must get new strip sponsors more often!
Kinrossshire Round Table have totted up the takings from the Santa’s Sleigh Ride round Kinross and Milnathort before Christmas and have just handed over a very healthy contribution to the Pitch Fund. Men’s club captain Gurdi Duhre was there today to pick up a cheque for £1200 from Round Table chairman Paul Murray. Thanks are … Read more
The Ladies section is pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal with insurance broker Clark Thomson. The deal is for three years, starting immediately, and we hope to get the CT logo printed on the strips in time for the first post-Christmas games. Clark Thomson is Scotland’s largest independent insurance broker, offering both commercial and … Read more
We have just heard from the Scottish Charities Regulator that our application to set up a SCIO – a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation – has been successful. Kinross Astro SCIO, as it will be known, will lease the land under the pitch from the KGV, it will own the pitch itself, and will be responsible … Read more
The Pitch In campaign has just passed the £9000 mark, meaning that we are 25% of the way towards the £36,000 we set ourselves as our contribution to the total. The £9000 figure excludes the money we raised on the Santa’s Sleigh Ride the other day, and there are other sums that should be with … Read more
A brilliant effort by everyone who helped out with the Santa’s sleigh collection for the Round Table. A team representing all of the sections of the club hard a long hard shift knocking on doors, but by all accounts a good time was had by all. The club should benefit to the tune of a … Read more
The Kinross Community Newsletter runs a fund for distributing its profits to good causes in the local community and at today’s Kinross CC meeting, councillors agreed that £2000 of this would be made available to the Kinross Hockey Club pitch fund. Huge thanks to everyone involved from everyone here at the hockey club. This takes … Read more